Throng



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.一大群; v.拥挤
• ［英］ n.一大群 ( a large number) ; v.拥挤 ( to crowd together)
• ［类］ protract : length / throng : number ( 延长使长度增加 / 群集使数量增加)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English thrang, throng, from Old English thrang, gethrang; akin to Old English thringan to press, crowd, Old High German dringan, Lithuanian trenkti to jolt
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a multitude of assembled persons
  • b. a large number ; host
• 2.
  • a. a crowding together of many persons
  • b. a pressing increase of activity <this throng of business — S. R. Crockett>
• Synonyms: see crowd

II. verb (thronged; thronging)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to crowd upon ; press <a celebrity thronged by fans>
  • 2. to crowd into ; pack <shoppers thronging the streets>
• intransitive verb
  • to crowd together in great numbers

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